R A Chandrasena

Infobox Musical artist

Name = R.A. Chandrasena


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Background = group_or_band
Alias = Chandrasena Master
Origin = Sri Lanka
Genre = Sri Lankan music, Folk music, Raga, Film, Radio and television
Years_active = 1924—1980
Label = RAC
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URL = htp://ra.chandrasena.org
Occupation = Music Director, Singer
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Notable_instruments = Piano, Piano Accordion, Violin, Sitar, Tabla

Ranasinghe Arachchige Chandrasena Perera was born in 1924 in Kandy, Sri Lanka and passed away in 1980, after long years of service to the country.

He played many roles during his lifetime. Among them, he was the leader of the musicians at Radio Ceylon. He was the music director for many Sinhalese films of the era. He was a producer of records under his own RAC label.

Moreover, he was teacher who taught and introduced to the world the next generation of Sri Lankan musician. His music academy was established in 1951, 57 years ago, where many great musician like Dharmadasa Walpola and Premasiri Khemadasa passed through its doors.

External links

* [http://ra.chandrasena.org Official web site of R.A. Chandrasena]